Equivalent

1925

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image is a view from below, showing a vast sky filled with textured clouds. There is no visible horizon, with the focus solely on the clouds. The clouds display dynamic patterns with intricate wisps and dense formations conveying movement. The brushstrokes, while not literal, suggest the clouds are painted across the sky with bold and delicate features. The color palette ranges from deep black and gray to lighter shades of white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9.3 x 11.8 cm (3 11/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
    mount: 34.2 x 27.7 cm (13 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.912

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    179A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    1098

The image shows a man leaning his head on his hand, positioned with his face resting on his left hand. He has a mustache, thin-framed eyeglasses, and thick, greying hair that curls slightly at the edges. He is dressed in a formal jacket, a white shirt, and a black bow tie. The background is a soft, dark blur.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Notation, Akademie der Künste, Berlin; Zentrum Für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, 2008

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 2, cat. 1098.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: 179A

Wikidata ID

Q64036040

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Stieglitz Collections

A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0008 (inscribed: Top / 1925 [26])

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